The regulator claims that Coinbase's document discovery requests are overly broad and disproportionate to the needs of the case.
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has again pushed back against Coinbase’s request for documents, including private emails from SEC Chair Gary Gensler.
On August 5, the SEC filed a motion in an attempt to deny Coinbase’s effort to access certain documents, including all SEC internal and external emails about the application of securities laws to digital assets.
The SEC argued that Coinbase's discovery requests are overly broad, seeking irrelevant material that is disproportionate to the needs of the case.